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A new chapter in terror begins... Paranormal investigator, Professor Marcus Mortlake, has faced darkness beyond imagination. He still bears the scars of his battles against supernatural evil. And he is still haunted by nightmares of the terror he has faced. But despite his weakened state, when a friend comes to him for help, Mortlake is ready for action once more... His investigation into the eccentric behavior of a village priest quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. A dark presence lurks in the fog-shrouded hills of Norfolk. The local animals sense it. Even the villagers can detect it in the air. And Mortlake is certain that this is only the beginning. Sinister voices chant in the darkness. A blight spoils crops on the outskirts of town. Something is awakening beneath the sleepy village streets. A dark being not seen since primordial times. An evil presence unlike anything Mortlake has faced before. A being that will sacrifice the innocent souls of children to gain the power it desperately craves. Unless Mortlake can stop it in time...

Evil lurks within the pages of an ancient tome. Now, it's about to be set free... Professor and paranormal investigator Marcus Mortlake wages a never-ending battle against supernatural evil. Barely recovered from his last brush with death, Mortlake, along with his partner Dr. Lynn Carroll, continue their frantic search for the Book of Death. When the trail runs cold, Mortlake must call upon the aid of a questionable ally. And he knows better than anyone that such a bargain can come at a terrible price. But in the wrong hands, the supernatural tome they seek could unleash evil on a catastrophic scale. And Mortlake will do whatever it takes to retrieve it... Following a slim clue to the United States, Mortlake and Lynn are shocked to discover they may already be too late. A shroud of darkness has fallen over a local town. Evil lurks on a remote island off the coast. The power of the book has been unleashed. And Mortlake may have to sacrifice that which he holds most dear to stop it...

Turn page after page of relentless terror... An old piece of pottery holds an ancient evil within, until a man and his daughter unwittingly release it into the world. A private chauffeur picks up a very strange passenger, who reveals something terrifying lurking along the dark night roads, just out of sight. And justice hunts down a terrified man, when he discovers his ancestor may have committed a gruesome crime... Scare Street is proud to present fourteen diabolical new tales in this bone-chilling collection. Each ghastly page unleashes a new nightmare, ripped from the depths of your psyche. It's almost as if this book has a mind of its own; a monstrous, disturbed mind, a mind full of dark dreams, and twisted nightmares. It wants to make you shiver with fear. It longs to hear you scream. And it knows exactly what scares you... This volume features the following stories: 1. Twist the Lid by Gordon Grice2. Arthur's Wish by Daniel Conyers3. A Girl of Peculiar Taste by S. C. Vincent4. Carved in Dreams by J. Anthony Hartley5. Rough Waters by Corey Niles6. Hellbender by Phil Keeling7. High Beams by A. K. McCarthy8. Ido by John Joseph Ryan9. Hour of the Witch by Frederick Pangbourne10. This Girl I Used to Know by Suki Litchfield11. The Competition by Veronica Leigh12. The Likeness of a Murderer by Simon Lee-Price13. The Other Cassandra Went Insane by Shannon Frost Greenstein14. The Child Thief by Ron Ripley and Kevin Saito

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, readers are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe's Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave.Join the Treasure Hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead.Lay beside a homeless man in a Shelter, but make sure you're not trespassing.Set up your cameras alongside The Ghost Hunters, just don't follow them into the dark.Ghost Stories promises to do more than just make you sleep with the lights on. It will plant a cold kiss on your cheek and draw you into the dark where no one will ever hear you scream!This horror short story collection contains: 1. Crowe's Bed and Breakfast2. The Dog Tracker3. The Treasure Hunter4. The Rosary5. Shelter6. The Shepherd7. The Shortcut8. The Ghost Hunter

Der letzte Albtraum der Menschheit hat begonnen ...Nachdem der Entdeckung der Existenz von monströsen Eindringlingen ist das Leben der Reporterin Denny Purcell zur Hölle auf Erden geworden. Sie wurde gejagt, gefoltert und an ihr wurde experimentiert. Ihr Körper ist mit einem außerirdischen Symbionten verschmolzen und jeder Tag ist ein Kampf, um ihre Menschlichkeit zu bewahren. Aber ihr Albtraum hat gerade erst begonnen.Die Eindringlinge starten einen Großangriff und setzen eine biologische Waffe ein, die London ins Chaos stürzt. Während Panik die Stadt auseinanderreißt, kämpft Denny darum, eine Gruppe von Überlebenden in Sicherheit zu bringen. Doch auch wenn sie der Verwüstung entkommen kann, haben die sadistischen Eindringlinge eine blutrünstige Horde entfesselt, um die Überlebenden der Menschheit zu jagen. Während Denny und die anderen um ihr Leben kämpfen, enthüllen die psychischen Fähigkeiten, die ihr der Symbiont verliehen hat, ein erschreckendes Geheimnis. Die Arbeitsgruppe, die mit der Jagd auf die Eindringlinge beauftragt ist, wurde von Wesen, die Nomaden genannt werden, infiltriert. Diese seltsamen interdimensionalen Wanderer haben Menschen und Eindringlinge gleichermaßen manipuliert. Und ihre heimtückische Gier nach Konflikten wird letztendlich in der Vernichtung beider Rassen enden.Gefangen zwischen zwei finsteren Mächten, ist Denny gezwungen, für die Menschheit und ihr Überleben zu kämpfen ... aber ist es dafür nicht schon zu spät?

The Bell Witch has returned. But this time, they're ready...The cursed families of Black River are about to make their final stand. On one side are the survivors of the ancient curse, a nightmare that has plagued their bloodlines for centuries. And standing against them is the sinister and twisted Bell Witch, an evil spirit who lives on in a new host...Powered by the souls of her victims, the witch's malignance infests the woods surrounding Black River. If the survivors are to have any chance of stopping her, they must infiltrate the darkest depths of the forest, and destroy her blasphemous collection of souls, before it's too late...But as the survivors search the gnarled trees and misty woods, they quickly learn that their enemy has been expecting them. A legion of monsters and demons awaits, hungry for blood. And they are led by the Bell Witch herself.Now is the chance they have been waiting for... the chance to finally banish the evil witch and end her curse once and for all. If they fail, they'll pay with their own blood. And a dark power greater than anything they have ever faced will be unleashed...

Ein glänzendes Spiegelbild birgt unsägliche Geheimnisse einer düsteren und gespenstischen Vergangenheit ...Stefan Korzh ist wieder da. Obwohl Ivans Geist den Plänen seines Sohnes in die Quere gekommen ist, setzt er seinen grausamen Rachefeldzug fort. Weitere Spukgegenstände aus der berüchtigten Familiensammlung tauchen auf und finden neue Besitzer. Der schlimmste von ihnen ist ein einladend glänzender Kugelschreiber, der jeden vernichtet, der seine dämonische Tinte mit Papier in Berührung bringt.Jeremy Rhinehart und Victor Daniels versuchen, das Chaos so schnell wie möglich aufzuhalten und scheinen auf dem richtigen Weg zu sein... doch je näher sie ihrem Ziel kommen, desto mehr spitzt sich die Lage zu. Und mit der Zeit stellen sie fest, dass sie nicht die Einzigen sind, die Stefan tot sehen wollen.Während die Geschichten der besessenen Sammlerstücke ans Licht kommen, tauchen weitere Gegenstände auf. Ein kleiner eleganter Spiegel birgt ein altes Familiengeheimnis. Alles hängt in der Schwebe, und es liegt an Victor, die Dämonen seiner tragischen Vergangenheit loszuwerden und Stefan aufzuhalten, bevor noch mehr Leichen die Straßen pflastern.Doch als Victor und Jeremy ihre Suche nach dem Bösen fortsetzen, finden sie heraus, dass eine furchteinflößende Macht in ihrer Mitte lauert. Und dass nichts ist, wie es scheint...***Überarbeitet im Februar 2021.***

Enter a new realm of nightmares... An ancient legend comes to life, when a savage creature stalks a terrified girl through the jungle. A mission to Mars takes a grisly turn, as the last surviving astronaut encounters horror beyond comprehension. And the shadows that lurk in a young boy's bedroom become sinister protectors, lashing out at the child's cruel and dysfunctional family... Scare Street is proud to present this beastly new collection, bursting at the seams with sixteen tales of dread and fear. Each story is a passport to a secret world, a dark dimension of bone-shivering terror. The portal looms up ahead, guarding the entrance to the underworld. Smoke fills the air, and distant screams pierce the night. The wrought iron gate slams shut behind you. Pillars of fire lead the way, illuminating the path as your journey into fear begins. But whatever you do, don't lose sight of the trail. Because once you enter this strange world of nightmares, one wrong step could be your last... This volume contains the following short stories: 1. No Bones, Just Skin by Warren Benedetto2. Vineyard of the Wicked by Eldon Litchfield3. The Elevator Game by Brandon Ebinger4. This World is Not My Home by Oliver C. Seneca5. A Long, Long Way by Mathew L. Reyes6. Trash by Alex Zalben7. Feline Devotion by Justin Boote8. Calling all Children by Joshua Orr9. Her Black Hair by Adam Noyes10. Dark by David-Jack Fletcher11. Wrath of Shadows by P. D. Williams12. Crossroads by Eve Morton13. Dietary Restrictions by Andrew Wilmot14. The Piano in the Basement by Matt Bliss15. Mice by Nikki Zambon16. Doorways by Ron Ripley and Kevin Saito

Revenge is a one-way ticket straight to Hell... For Ghost Hunter and retired Marine, Shane Ryan, every day is another battle. A never-ending struggle against bloodshed, violence, and supernatural evil. And although Shane and Detective Jacinta Perez emerged from their last fight victorious, the war goes on. Called once again to Detroit to investigate a string of suspicious suicides, Shane Ryan quickly confirms that all is not as it seems. Something is cutting a bloody swatch through the criminal underworld of this urban wasteland. A sinister entity that targets criminals and forces them to take their own lives. To stop the trail of mayhem and bloodshed, Shane will have to confront the consequence of a past error in judgment-a ghost bent on ridding the world of all evil. One by one, it will send them all to the fiery pits of hell... And it promises Shane Ryan he will be joining them soon.

Die verführerische Stimme eines Mannes dringt aus einem antiken Radio und lockt Frauen in seine mörderische Umarmung ...Wie gewohnt verschickt Stefan Korzh auch weiterhin besessene Antiquitäten an nichtsahnende Käufer. Obwohl er untergetaucht ist, hegt er immer noch den dringenden Wunsch, das Universum für sein eigenes trauriges Schicksal zu bestrafen.Victor Daniels ist mehr denn je darauf fokussiert, Korzh zu fassen und ihn das volle Ausmaß seines Schmerzes spüren zu lassen. Doch die Pläne ändern sich, als ein charmanter Geist aus den 40er Jahren eine Spur von Leichen hinterlässt. Hank, ein durchtriebener, verführerischer Geist, benutzt ein Mahagoni-Radio, um an seine Opfer heranzukommen... einsame ältere Frauen in Pflegeheimen, die ihn unwiderstehlich finden.In der Zwischenzeit gewöhnt sich Tom Crane allmählich an sein neues Leben fernab von der Öffentlichkeit und ist die meiste Zeit über in Bücher aus der Stadtbibliothek versunken. Doch unter seinem Lerneifer brodelt eine unstillbare Gier nach Rache. Da Victor beschäftigt ist, begibt Tom sich auf eine gefährliche Mission, um dem Mann, der für sein Elend verantwortlich ist, entgegenzutreten.Während weitere Leichen und blutige Ereignisse ihre Wege pflastern, verflechten sich die Leben von Stefan, Victor und Tom immer mehr. Und als alte Freunde - und Feinde - sich offenbaren, entdecken sie, dass in einem Spiel voller Geister und Rache alles möglich ist.Selbst der Jäger kann zum Gejagten werden...***Überarbeitet im März 2021.***

Shane und Frank, zwei geisterjagende Militärveteranen, haben einen neuen Auftrag - die schaurigen Geister im Gefängnis von Kurkow. Als einer der ahnungslosen neuen Besitzer die eisernen Ketten zerstört, mit denen die tödlichen Geister im Gefängnis eingeschlossen sind, bricht in dem Anwesen die Hölle auf Erden los. Shane und sein Waffenbruder können die grundlegende Einfalt der neuen Besitzer einfach nicht glauben: Pete und Ollie kämpfen sich an die Spitze, ignorieren Shanes Warnungen und lassen dadurch eine Horde von Geistern auf Gaiman, New Hampshire los!Die Toten übernehmen die Kontrolle und bringen jeden um, der sich ihnen in den Weg stellt. Shane und seine Kameraden fragen sich, warum die Geister sich dabei auf die Mulberry Street konzentrieren. Während die Schlacht weiter tobt, entdecken die Männer, dass ein Schleier von Geheimnissen die Stadt verhüllt.Mit dem Ziel, das jüngste Gericht abzuwenden, schlagen Shane und Frank eine Schlacht gegen die Zeit, gegen winterliche Eiseskälte und rachsüchtige Geister. Sie werden all ihre Kampffertigkeiten, übernatürliche Erfahrung und Tapferkeit aufwenden müssen, um genauso ungezähmt vorzugehen wie ihre unheiligen Feinde und die wenigen mutigen Überlebenden zu bewahren, die ihrer Rettung harren. Als die Wahrheit über Mulberry Street ans Licht kommt, entdecken Shane und seine Mannschaft das tiefste Geheimnis... und es ist ihnen näher, als sie gedacht hatten!***Überarbeitet im Januar 2021.***

Sie waren auf der Suche nach Geistern. Aber was sie fanden, war viel schlimmer ...TV-Produzent Matt McKay und Ted Gould sind auf der Suche nach etwas ganz Bestimmtem ... nach Geistern. Als die Schöpfer einer populären Fernsehsendung über paranormale Vorkommnisse, haben sie ihren guten Ruf auf die Existenz des Übernatürlichen gesetzt. Doch als sie das Kamerateam tief in das höhlenartige Innere von Malpas Abbey führen, entdecken sie weit mehr, als sie erwartet hatten ...Die berüchtigte Geschichte der Abtei ist von Blutvergießen geprägt. Das trostlose, heruntergekommene Herrenhaus mit seinen verfallenen Mauern, die auf einem Fundament aus Tod und Qualen ruhen, wurde jahrhundertelang von den Einheimischen gemieden.Als das ahnungslose Team sich in das Haus der Hölle wagt, werden sie von einem Problem nach dem anderen heimgesucht. Seltsame Geräusche schallen durch die Gänge. Ihre Ausrüstung versagt und ominöse Schatten umgeben sie. Bald merken sie, dass sie in diesem finsteren Gebäude nicht allein sind.Etwas Fremdes lauert in den dunklen Hallen der Abtei. Etwas, das sich von ihren schlimmsten Albträumen ernährt. Eine Macht des Bösen, stärker und älter als der Teufel selbst.Und es hungert nach frischem Blut ...

An abandoned house. A forgotten evil. Home sweet home... Shane Ryan returns to Nashua and the childhood memories that drove him to join the Marines. After a prolonged legal battle with his aunt and uncle, Shane has possession of the family home where his parents disappeared over 20 years ago. The house, a monstrous castle filled with ghosts and secrets, is more alive than its inhabitants. When his aunt and uncle come to town, then vanish, Shane's life takes a turn for the worse. Detective Marie Lafontaine immediately labels Shane as the prime suspect. And in a race against time, Shane desperately searches for clues about his parents. But there's something lurking beyond the walls and beneath the surface. Something sinister that has haunted him ever since he saw its face in the pond behind the house. And it isn't happy that Shane is back. It isn't happy at all.

Auf der Flucht vor seinen eigenen Dämonen findet sich Shane Ryan in einer gemütlichen kleinen Hütte in New Hampshire wieder, wo er auf das Ende eines Schneesturms wartet. Trotz der idyllischen Umgebung von mit Raureif überzogenen Bäume und schneebedeckten Wiesen wird Shanes friedlicher Zufluchtsort mit einem Mal in das Chaos gestürzt. Eine Horde geisterhafter Micmacs, angeführt von Broken Nose, zieht aus, um Tod und Folter zu bringen. Shane mag ein Experte sein, wenn es um das Geisterjagen geht, aber ohne seine Ausrüstung stehen die Chancen, den Kampf gegen die übernatürliche Schar zu gewinnen, für ihn nicht gut.Ohne eine Spur von Shane hat Frank ein Bauchgefühl, dass sein Freund in Schwierigkeiten steckt. Er zieht alle Register und findet Unterstützung bei einem irren Engländer mit einer Leidenschaft für das Töten. Zusammen gehen die beiden an den einzigen Ort, wo Shane sich aufhalten könnte - Lake Nutaq.Als sich das Trio kampfbereit macht, stellt Shane fest, dass es jetzt Zeit ist, Feuer mit Feuer, Hass mit Hass und Tod mit Tod zu bekämpfen! Als sie Broken Nose gegenüberstehen, hat der Medizinmann eine Armee der Toten um sich versammelt, um seine brutalen Tötungen auszuführen. Frank und Shane leben immer gefährlich, aber nichts hätte sie auf das unaussprechliche Böse vorbereiten können, das jetzt versucht, sie zu vernichten...***Überarbeitet im Februar 2021.***

Der seelisch abgespannte Shane Ryan hat physische und emotionale Narben - Andenken an seinen grauenvollen Beruf. Sein neuester Auftrag ist in Nashua, einer verschlafenen Kleinstadt im Norden New Hampshires, erschüttert von einer Mordreihe in der Slater-Mühle. Die Zahl der Todesopfer schießt alarmierend in die Höhe. Die Polizei hat keinerlei Hinweise auf ein Motiv oder einen Verdächtigen für die entsetzlichen Gräueltaten, und die Einwohner leben in Angst und Schrecken!Als er seinen Aufbruch zur Slater-Mühle vorbereitet, bekommt Shane Besuch von einer alten Bekannten, deren Timing schlechter nicht sein könnte. Shanes persönliche Dämonen treiben ihn an den Rand des Wahnsinns, und die Zeit, die er hat, um sich zu retten und das Gemetzel in der Mühle zu beenden, läuft ab. Schließlich bricht er bereit und bewaffnet nach Nashua auf, um den Geist auszuschalten, der hinter den Morden steht: Pierre Gustav, der im Tod kein bisschen weniger grausam ist, als er es zu Lebzeiten war!Als Shane das alte, verlassene Gebäude erreicht, schlagen seine Sinne sofort Alarm. Die Mühle ist totenstill, während eine Mannschaft von Toten die Maschinen bedient. Shane konzentriert sich auf Pierre, denn er weiß, dass der gnadenlose Geist diesen Kampf nicht gewinnen darf. Shane hat keine Angst vor dem Tod; einst hätte er ihn sogar begrüßt. Aber es ist nicht seine Art, aufzugeben. Als er jetzt den tödlichsten Kampf seines Lebens vor sich hat, gibt es nur noch ein Ziel für Shane: Pierre Gustav zu vernichten oder bei dem Versuch sein Leben zu verlieren...***Überarbeitet im Februar 2021.***

A soul weary Shane Ryan has physical and emotional scars-souvenirs of his gruesome occupation. His latest job is in Nashua, a sleepy little upstate New Hampshire town that's been awakened by a rampage of murders in Slater Mill. The body count is escalating at an alarming rate. The police have no motive or suspects regarding the grisly killings and the residents are scared!As he prepares to leave for Slater Mill, Shane is visited by an old acquaintance whose timing couldn't be worse. Shane's personal demons are driving him to the edge and he's running out of time to save himself and stop the slaughter at the mill. Finally, armed and ready, he heads to Nashua to take down the ghost behind the killings, Pierre Gustav, who is just as brutal in death as he was in life!The minute Shane reaches the old abandoned building, his senses are jangling. The mill is deathly silent as a ghost crew mans the machines. Shane focuses on Pierre, knowing the merciless specter must not win this battle. Shane isn't afraid to die; at one time, he would have welcomed death. But it's not in him to quit. Now facing the deadliest fight of his life, Shane only has one goal: destroy Pierre Gustav or die trying...

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Reynolds is anything but happy when his parents decide to move the family to Traverse City, Michigan. Suddenly friendless and angry, Dylan decides to run away from home, and has a chance encounter with a traveling hypnotist.The hypnotist, a pompous man who calls himself Dr. Dark, is more than willing to show Dylan forgotten details about his past. But Dylan's world is turned upside down when he recalls a memory of himself when he was a baby, seated next to another toddler who looks exactly like him.Confronting his parents, Dylan learns that he was born an identical twin, and that his brother, Derek, drowned when they were little. Dylan is shocked by the news, but is even more shocked when Derek's ghost suddenly begins to appear in his bedroom each night, eager to bond with the brother that had long forgotten him.However, Derek isn't the friendly ghost Dylan assumes him to be. As Dylan learns more about his dead twin, he quickly realizes he's missing a crucial link in his brother's story-a link darker than anyone can imagine...

Shane Ryan and his ghostbusting partner, Frank Benedict, have been killing ghosts all over New England. He's always thought the jobs were random until he runs into The Watchers, an elite group who's decided Shane is a threat to their own sinister plans. Their leader, Harlan Canus, sends Shane a gruesome message that can't be ignored.Marie Lafontaine joins Shane and Frank as they descend on Borgin Keep, which is set in the lush hills of Vermont. They discover The Watchers have a few ghastly secrets of their own, hidden within the chilling castle. Emmanuel Borgin, long dead, has an uneasy alliance with Watchers. Alliance or not, Shane is determined to finish the job ... even if it means destroying Harlan right along with the deadly Emmanuel!The trio searches the hidden passages and secret rooms for Emmanuel's bones, realizing Borgin Keep is a shifting house of horrors. From the flesh-eating undead to faceless demons, Emmanuel throws his worst supernatural minions at the crew. Shane knows he's got to stop Emmanuel and Harlan or more innocents will die, suffering unspeakable torture, and agonizing deaths.Failure is not an option, but annihilating the uncanny ghost and his grisly castle could be the last job Shane ever completes.

A dark reflection of evil has been unleashed...Dylan Reynolds seems like an average, lonely teenager. Forced to move to a strange city where he doesn't know anyone, Dylan rebels against his parents and runs away from home. But a chance encounter unlocks something hidden away in the troubled youth's mind-a suppressed memory of a twin brother. And a sinister secret lurks in their shared past...This special edition includes the entire terrifying Ghost Mirror trilogy, plus two additional short story collections. Nineteen bonus tales of supernatural horror, to send even more shivers down your spine... Ghost Mirror (Book 1) - A pompous hypnotist unlocks Dylan's forgotten past, revealing a memory of another toddler who looks exactly like him. And Dylan is shocked when his twin's ghost suddenly begins to appear in his bedroom each night, eager to play...Gate Keeper (Book 2) - Now eighteen, Dylan is beginning to feel like he can lead a normal life again. But his plans come to a screeching halt when his brother makes a sudden reappearance using a gateway from Hell- one that must be destroyed at any cost. Grave Games (Book 3) - Thirty-two-year-old Dylan Reynolds has tried to put his past behind him. But when his daughter begins speaking of a new and mysterious friend, Dylan can't help but fear that his past has come back to haunt him.Short Story Collections: Ghost Stories & Horror Stories - Dive into 19 nightmarish short horror stories. But be sure to bring a night light with you. You definitely don't want to be left alone in the dark...

They thought the nightmare was over. But a new terror has been unleashed... Reporter Denny Purcell knows the truth. Aliens are real. The Interlopers, sinister invaders from another dimension, live among us. She's determined to expose these beings and their horrific plans. But to the rest of the world, Denny and her team are just another group of crackpots and raving lunatics. When reclusive media mogul Sir Charles Lanier offers her a job, Denny and her partner Frankie leap at the chance to prove their theories. But they soon discover they are trapped in a deadly conspiracy, with origins far beyond this world. The interlopers have a new queen, a powerful hybrid named Cassandra. And Cassandra is determined to silence the two reporters once and for all. On Lanier's private island off the coast of Wales, Denny and her partner are subjected to a horrifying ordeal. Denny must battle for control over her mind and body after she is infected by an alien symbiont. She and Frankie soon find themselves on the run, hunted across the island by Cassandra's underlings. As they struggle to escape the queen and reunite with the rest of their team, Denny begins to fear the worst. Removing the fused symbiont could kill her. But leaving it attached could lead to a fate worse than death. A slow, painful transformation into an alien creature...

Der ehemalige Marine Shane Ryan ist ein Geisterjäger, dessen sorgenschwere Vergangenheit ihn beinahe so schrecklich heimsucht wie die Geister, denen er bei seiner Arbeit begegnet. Er ist der Beste. Und seine Belohnung dafür? Wenn es darum geht, die schlimmsten Geister ihrer Art auszulöschen, ist er sehr gefragt - und diese Geister sind gefährlich.Sein neuester Auftrag bringt ihn auf eine idyllische Insel mit blauem Himmel, kristallblauem Meer und einem ehrwürdigen alten Leuchtturm, der die Kulisse aussehen lässt, als sei sie einem Bilderbuch entsprungen... wären da nicht die böswilligen, mörderischen Geister. Wäre Amy, die Besitzerin, nicht Marie Lafontaines Cousine, hätte Shane sich von Squirrel Island und seinen diabolischen Toten ferngehalten. Aber Detective Lafontaine ist ein wichtiger Mensch in seinem Leben. Er würde alles für sie tun. Selbst, wenn das bedeutet, sich gegen Dorothy zu stellen, die untote Böse, die jeden, der ihr unheiliges Reich betritt, umbringt. Als schließlich noch zwei schiffsbrüchige Paare auftauchen, findet sich Shane in mehr Schwierigkeiten wieder, als ihm lieb sind.Shanes Mission ist klar: die Insel von Dorothy und den anderen Toten befreien, während seine neuen Gefährten am Leben bleiben. Aber wie könnte er wissen, dass er sich dafür dem schlimmsten Bösen stellen muss, das er sich je hätte vorstellen können?***Überarbeitet im Dezember 2020.***

A crown. A church. A ship buried underwater for centuries. And the power that awaits...England in 1940 is marked by blackouts, air raids and the threat of enemy bombs. Yet, in pastoral Duncaster, against the backdrop of awe-inspiring cliffs and a roiling sea, reporter Rachel Rubin fights an adversary more deadly than the Germans: a foe that only she can see, it seems. According to legend, King Redwald's treasure is in Duncaster and is protected by a foul curse. Believing in old folk tales is utter nonsense to the true blue American Rachel ... until she starts having disturbing dreams and seeing ghosts! As the danger escalates, more chilling events occur. Rachel races against time to discover the truth. She doesn't know who to trust, but one thing is certain-- the bodies are piling up and Doomsday looms on Duncaster's watery horizon!

The final battle between the living and the dead begins... Professor Abel Worthe has subjected the inhabitants of his village to unimaginable horrors. But the professor's brutal experiment is finally coming to an end. And Worthe has saved his deadliest surprise for last. Book 7 - Christopher's Blade: Within the walls of a rotting old New England cottage, the ghost of a vicious serial killer named Christopher longs to taste the blood of a fresh victim. Marcus must battle this undead killer, as a new enemy gathers beyond the village gates. Book 8 - Silent Death: As Marcus and the others struggle to escape the village, they find themselves stalked by a demented soul who hears voices in her head urging her to kill. But this deadly specter isn't the only foe they must face. The sadistic Professor has set his eyes on one of the subjects, and Marcus must find a way to save him at all costs. Book 9 - Deranged Souls: Injured from his battles against the supernatural, Marcus confronts a ghost from his past, as another subject finds himself consumed by his growing paranormal abilities. The final battle draws near, and enemies and allies both converge on the village's walls. Can Marcus finally beat the professor at his own sinister game? Marcus must overcome crippling pain and fear-and fight harder than he ever thought possible. But will courage be enough to defeat the enemies, and escape the professor's sinister gauntlet? Or will Subject B finally join the tortured souls that haunt Worthe's village...

Brian Roy, Geisterjäger der Extraklasse, muss zugeben, dass die Schauer und der Nervenkitzel seiner Karriere sein schlechtes Herz strapazieren. Um sein Leben zu retten, nimmt er einen stressfreien Job als Aufseher des Woods Friedhofs an und könnte nicht glücklicher sein ... bis die Toten - wütende Tote - ihre grässlichen Köpfe und greifenden Hände ausstrecken und ihn in seinen alten Job zurückziehen!Brians erster Tag geht schnell bergab, als sich Nebel wie eine eisige Festung über ihn senkt und ihn von der Außenwelt trennt. Verzweifelt sucht er Zuflucht in seinem Büro und findet heraus, dass es vielleicht einen Ausweg gibt. Die Gruft.Von einem böswilligen Geist beherrscht, sind die Gruft und ihre untoten Bewohner entschlossen, Brian zu ihrem nächsten Opfer zu machen. Als Brians Frau Jenny herausfindet, was vor sich geht, nimmt sie die Sache selbst in die Hand. Mit Hilfe eines Geisterjägers macht sich Jenny auf die Suche nach Ihrem Mann. Aber nichts - absolut nichts - kann sie auf die Schrecken vorbereiten, die ihnen bevorstehen!

Once you check in, the nightmare begins...On a dark, lonely road, it stands... a quiet, unassuming motel with a blinking neon sign. But for author Patrick Lahm, this is no ordinary night's lodging. Something lurks within the motel's dingy halls and threadbare rooms...Something evil. And once it infests your mind, there is no escape. Scare Street presents the complete terrifying Sin series in one volume: Kurtain Motel (Book 1) - On the longest night of his life, Patrick Lahm is forced to spend the night at the sinister Kurtain motel. And he soon discovers sins always find a way to catch up with you, no matter how hard you try to run...Refuge (Book 2) - Nestled in the heart of Maine and miles away from the Kurtain Motel, the small town of Refuge is the perfect hideaway for Patrick Lahm. But as the walls of reality crumble around him, Patrick soon realizes there can be no rest for the sinful...Purgatory (Book 3) - When a serial killer is found dead in the woods outside the quiet town of Darville, Patrick Lahm is called back to Connecticut. As darkness descends on the small New England town, the evil that had once brought misery upon the guests of the Kurtain Motel finds its place amongst the wicked...Scary Stories (Short Horror Stories) - This bonus edition also includes five macabre masterpieces, crafted from the darkest depths of your nightmares. Three mind-bending novels and a short story collection filled with suspense, supernatural horror, and nightmares. Welcome to the Kurtain Motel. We hope you enjoy your stay...

These survivors must confront the darkest secrets of their past...Beaten, bloodied, and barely alive, the survivors of Black River's cursed families have been cut off from their bloodlines for violating old traditions. But they continue their battle to end the evil of the Bell Witch and release the town from her reign of terror.Pursued by the witch's minions, the group takes shelter in the Leviathan, an abandoned opera house built a century ago. Its corridors exude supernatural power, and they soon discover that the haunted old building was designed for a very special purpose... to trap the Bell Witch within its walls.But something else lurks within the ancient structure, something they never imagined in their darkest nightmares. And as the enemies close in, one of the survivors must risk their life in a devil's bargain with this sinister presence.Or none of them will survive the night...

You can never run away from your demons...Thirty-two-year-old Dylan Reynolds has devoted himself completely to his family. He's tried to put his past behind him, climbing the corporate ladder at a prominent Chicago newspaper. But when his daughter, Hunter, begins speaking of a new and mysterious friend, Dylan can't help but fear that his past has come back to haunt him.Dylan watches in horror as Hunter's new imaginary friend appears more and more frequently in their everyday lives. His wife is convinced that it's just the active imagination of a seven-year-old. But Dylan knows better. The erratic behavior, the hushed discussions, the chill he gets whenever Hunter speaks of her friend. The signs are all too familiar for him to ignore.Determined to settle the score, Dylan turns to tarot reader and trusted friend, Evelyn Nardini. But neither of them is prepared for how deadly the game has truly become.All Dylan knows is that he must do everything he can to save his family. Or face an end at the hands of an evil far darker than he could have ever imagined...

Terror stalks the night...An old woman's obsession with youth leads her to purchase a cursed appliance from a sinister antique shop. A new homeowner discovers her property comes with a deadly addition. And dark forces stalk a troop of innocent boy scouts when they spend the night on a haunted aircraft carrier...Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with thirteen sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears.Just be careful you don't lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night. And if it finds you, you may never see daylight again...This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 1. Cool Air by Peter Cronsberry 2. The Presentation by Tarphy W. Horn 3. The Homeowner's Guide to Sanity by K. M. McKenzie 4. Retrospective: Florne's Ghost by Emil Pellim 5. 7734 by Ryan Benson 6. Aisle 3 by Rosie O'Carroll 7. Pumpkin Patch by C. B. Channell 8. The Third Father by A. M. Todd 9. Troop 94's Last Scouting Trip by Karl Melton10. Play It, Win It, Kill It by J. M. White11. Satan's Town by Bob Johnston12. Everything as It Was by Warren Benedetto13. Summer Camp by Ron Ripley

For Subject B, death is only one scream away...As war veteran Marcus Holt and the others struggle to escape Worthe's haunted village, they find themselves stalked by a new enemy.A paranoid psychotic, this demented soul hears voices in her head and is convinced that people are talking about her. Armed with her hatchet, she is determined to murder everyone in the village to silence them all. No matter how far they run, this maniacal spirit is always one step behind them, listening for the slightest sound...But this deadly specter isn't the only foe they must face. The sadistic Professor Worthe has set his eyes on one of the subjects, with orders to eliminate anyone who gets in the way.Marcus must find a way to save him at all costs. But he is exhausted, battered, having fought against the worst nightmares imaginable and suffering grievous injuries in every battle.Death is coming for Subject B and his friends. And this time he may be powerless to stop it...

A maze of death. A town gripped by fear. The Plague Doctors return with a new prescription for terror.After surviving a disaster at sea, Med student Annabel and her sister Jezebel were shipwrecked on a desolate island haunted by the Plague Doctors. These sinister ghosts have spread a supernatural infection through the island's inhabitants, and they intend to make the two sisters their next patients.Escaping the horrific Doctors' ghost town, the two sisters flee to a nearby village, desperate to find a hospital and medical attention. But they soon discover the entire island is under the thrall of the vicious Plague Doctors. An attack by one of creature's undead minions throws the small town into chaos. Annabel and her sister find themselves captured in a vast hedge maze growing wild on the island.Injured, terrified, and separated, the two sisters are hopelessly lost in the overgrown labyrinth. Every step they take could be their last. The maze is a trap, designed to contain the infected victims of the malevolent spirits. And the Plague Doctors are stalking them through every twist and turn, eager to treat these new patients with a terminal dose of pain and fear.Annabel and Jezebel must work together to solve the riddle of the maze, and escape the villager's trap. Or else the Plague Doctors will claim two new souls for their unholy experiments.